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lisasweeney
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if you were luck enough to receive a family heirloom - a quilt, chair, piece of furniture...you're holding a link to the past in your hands...it's such a blessing. one of my favorite gifts is monogrammed ("M") silverware from my grandma. Every time i use it, I remember sitting at her beautiful dining table eating with it...(and BTW - i vote for, and i KNOW this is CRAZY talk, but pale khaki linen for the upholstery!!!)

I often think aboutthat day in the futurewhen it will be timeto downsize.....Whatwould I keep....Well,it would have to bethose things that connectus to the past, suchas these. LOVE your pics,Paige!!xx Suzanne

First off, I lovvvvvvve baby girl's hair in these photos...it's gorgeous!

You've got quite a treasure there. I have my grandpa's old handmade toolbox as well in our house. Love it. There are a couple blocks missing, but it's still completely usable. I keep it put up though so no harm can come to it.

I also have schoolbooks and bibles of my great-grandfather's and a quilt that my great-grandmother was working on when she died of a stroke.

There's nothing more near and dear to my heart than the treasures that I have that belonged to these wonderful people.

Love the old Bibles. That was precious. The china is very pretty. I'm drawn to anything Scandanavian. It's always cheerful looking. I'm sure that chair will look gorgeous however you do it. Great prop for pics:)

Soooo beautiful!!! I love all of the things you were gifted with...the Bible's are sooo sweet...I have my great great grandmother's Bible...my great grandma gave it to me a few years ago...it's sooo precious, to see her notes...there was also a poem that she wrote tucked in between the pages :-)

What an honor to receive such wonderful family treaures! Those, to me, are the things that make our homes warm, cozy and special! I savor and treasure the things I have received from my side of the family but my husband's as well. Even the cigarette stains on the dressing table my Great Grandma left to me are special - they came from her cigarettes and I run my finger over them and think of her and smile! I am trying to figure out if I should somehow remove them!! Anyway your heirlooms are wonderful - thank you for sharing them - so sweet and inspirational!

Wow what great treasures you have inherited from your family. And I love that you treasure them, so many people today do not even like it when someone gives them anything that is not new or fits exactly into their color sceme. We have inherited some items I treasure from my family as my mother and grandmother have long since gone on to heaven, and with each piece, when I look at them or run my hands over them I am reminded of them. I love the idea of covering the chair in cream, maybe a cream on cream with a little texture or pattern to it? But cream is timeless. Thanks for all of your posts Paige, and keep them coming. And the blog about keeping your children young hit home to me. My oldest son is interviewing all over the country right now for a new job. He has never lived more than 20 miles from us and to be honest I am having more of a problme with it than my wife. But they do grow up so fast and in a wink of an eye they are on their own in this great big world.... Blessings to you and yoursCurtis & Sherrie

Love the inherited treasures. I have some old bibles of my grandparents too and I love doing my bible study and seeing their notes in the margins!

As for the upholstery, I'm sure you'll choose the coolest fabric and I don't think you need help on that but I will say...I have the most precious man - walter - who does all of my upholstery. He is GREAT and very inexpensive and is located in downtown Roswell (but I think he might live close to you?) I'm ready to give you his number when you need it. And I'll treat you to a fun lunch in downtown Roswell!

Is there any chance you have some really horrible, ugly, cheap n nasty old tat hidden away in that gorgeous home of yours??!!! I've never yet seen anything of yours that I didn't totally covet....is that bad?!!

Lovely photos Paige.....all beautiful but I think I like the old Bibles the best...so precious and well thumbed, lots of comfort there no doubt.

The keepsakes that we treasure can be used in so many ways.I like that you leave them our for display.They are reminders to us to the things in our life that important.You have alot of great things.Your photos of your little one are precious.Thank-you for coming by and taking the time to leave me a comment.I appreciate it.I fixed the "Followers" button too!Have a relaxing evening..Chickie

All gorgeous Paige and even more is the beauty in their meaning. I knew you had a good Scandi-huvian name! Your family would feel right at home here in Minnesota where everyone is either Swedish or Norwegian (I happen to be a little of both!).

paige! how special! and how beautiful! i love the family bibles! i have one! i need to see if there are any more! and for the chair! i cant wait to see what you do because i am in that same dilemma with my grannys chair! xo

Paige, You are so fortunate to be able to acquire lovely things passed down thru generations! I can't wait to see the pictures of the silver. I bet that chair will look even more beautiful when you add your touch to it.

A beautiful rough linen would look great. Have a browse over at velvet&linen.typepad.com and have a look at what Brooke has done with "drop sheets" yes "drop sheets". Simple, plain and inexpensive and they look great. Looking forward to seeing some pics of the lovely old silver. I have some beautiful georgian silver helmet jugs and they make the prettiest vases.

what beautiful beautiful family memories to inherit with those items and to hold onto. I cherish all the things my Grandpa has given me...for the chair I say go for creamy white...that's exactly what I did with the chair in my bedroom...it was an orange pattern like that and I picked a really pretty creamy white and love it...but so glad you used that chair for pics outside...they are fantastic

What beautiful and special things you have inherited ! I work at a beautiful fabric store , home decor and my favorite thing to do is to upholster the chair in a linen cream or soft white and then cord it with the same color but in a velvet . It is beautiful and unexpected ,adds texture when you go monochromatic . Instead of gimp to cover the staples , I like double cording .

The pictures of those Bibles is the best thing I've seen on the Internet in a long time. Better than gorgeous furniture, clothes or accessories. (Although I like those things, too!) And ... I think your lovely neutral home is the perfect back drop for your family heirlooms. They really standout and draw the attention they deserve. Destiny